Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Union Gas Works
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- The Hospitium
- Bone Trial Piece
- Church of St Olave
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Walmgate Bar
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Dick Turpin
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- The First Railway Station
- Bronze weights
- Viking Coins
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The Medieval Abbey
- St William's Shrine